Verb + verb i.

an infinitive ( to + root of the verb )

a) Verbs followed by infinitives with to.
Afford: permitirse el lujo de, poder permitirse. Agree: estar de acuerdo, asentir, consentir, concordar, avenirse, ponerse de acuerdo, sentar bien. Appear: aparecer, parecer, asomar, salir, mostrarse, comparecer. Arrange: colocar, acordar, poner en orden, ordenar, organizar, agrupar. Ask: preguntar, pedir, solicitar. Beg: rogar, pedir, mendigar, pedir limosna. Care: cuidar. Claim: exigir, pedir, afirmar, tener derecho, reclamar, reivindicar. Consent: consentir, acceder a. Decide: decidir. Demand: exigir, requerir, demandar. Deserve: merecer. Expect: esperar. Fail: fallar, faltar, fracasar, salir mal, suspender. Forget: olvidar, olvidarse de. Hesitate: dudar, vacilar. Hope: esperar, tener la esperanza de, confiar en. Learn: aprender, instruirse. Manage: manejar, dirigir, administrar, gestionar, arreglrselas para, poder conseguir. Mean: significar, querer decir, proponerse, pretender. Offer: ofrecer, ofrecerse. Plan: planear, planificar, proyectar. Prepare: preparar, hacer preparativos. Pretend: fingir, simular. Promise: prometer. Refuse: negarse a, rehusar, rechazar, denegar. Regret: lamentar, arrepentirse. Remember: recordar, acordarse de, tener presente, no olvidar. Seem: parecer Stop: detener, detenerse, dejar de, parar, interrumpir. Struggle: esforzarse, luchar, forcejear. Swear: jurar, maldecir, pronunciar juramento, prestar juramemto. Threaten: amenazar. Volunteer: ofrecerse como voluntario. Wait: esperar, aguardar, servir. Wish: desear, anhelar, querer, ansiar.

b) verbs followed by a noun / pronoun + infinitive with to.

Advise: aconsejar, avisar, advertir. Allow: permitir, dejar, autorizar, conceder, consentir. Cause: causar, motivar, provocar, hacer que uno haga algo. Challenge: desafiar, disputar. Convince: convencer. Dare: atreverse, osar, desafiar a alguien a que haga algo. Enable: habilitar, facultar, hacer posible, validar. Encourage: animar, alentar. Forbid: prohibir, vedar. Force: forzar, obligar. Hire: arrendar, alquilar, contratar. Instruct: instruir, dar instrucciones. Invite: invitar. Need: necesitar. Order: ordenar, pedir, mandar. Permit: permitir, dejar. Persuade: persuadir, exhortar, inducir, tratar de convencer. Remind: recordar (a uno que haga algo). Require: requerir, exigir, pedir, demandar, necesitar. Teach: ensear, instruir, dar clases a, dar clases de. Tell: decir, contar, narrar, mandar, relatar, discernir, determinar, decidir. Urge: instar, insistir, alegar, proponer, incitar. Warn: advertir, amonestar.

ii. a gerund ( verb + ing )

Verbs followed by a gerund.
Admit: admitir, reconocer, confesar. Anticipate: anticipar(se), adelantar, adelantarse a, prever, esperar. Appreciate: apreciar, estimar, valuar, tasar, agradecer. Avoid: evitar, eludir. Cant help: no poder dejar de. Complete: completar, acabar, concluir. Consider: considerar, tener en cuenta. Delay: tardar, retrasarse, demorar. Deny: negar. Discuss: discutir. Dislike: detestar, tener aversin a. Enjoy: disfrutar, gozar de. Feel like: apetecer, tener ganas de, sentir al tacto, dar la impresin de. Finish: acabar, terminar, cumplir. Imagine: imaginar. Keep: guardar, mantener, cuidar, seguir. Mention: mencionar, mentar, nombrar. Mind: importar. Miss: extraar, echar de menos, errar, faltar, faltar a, perder. Postpone: posponer, aplazar, diferir. Practise: practicar. Quit: abandonar, desistir de, renunciar a, terminar. Recall: recordar, llamar de nuevo. Recollect: recordar, recoger, reunir. Resent: resentirse, ofenderse, tomarse a mal. Resist: resistir, resistirse, oponerse. Suggest: sugerir, indicar, aconsejar, hacer pensar en, sugestionar. Tolerate: tolerar, soportar, aguantar. Understand: entender, comprender.

iii. root of the verb.

Verbs followed by an infinitive without to
Let: dejar, permitir. Make: hacer que alguien haga algo. Would rather: I would rather not say: prefiero no decirlo. Modal verbs: can, cant, cannot, could, could not, couldnt, must, must not, mustnt, may, may not, might, might not, neednt, will, will not, wont, would, would not, wouldnt, shall, shall not, shant, should, should not, shouldnt, dare, dare not. Had better: You had better do it: Ser /Sera mejor que lo hagas / hicieras. Auxiliary verbs: do, do not, dont, does, does not, doesnt, did, did not, didnt